Nevada Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran (Dem 1931-1954) drafted several pieces of legislation in the 1930s and ’40s all of which became the foundation for today’s aviation regulatory structure. In Southern Nevada the McCarran International Airport is named for him. Sen. Harry Reid appealed to the Department of Transportation to change the name, but after a […]
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J399 Germany’s Blue Max: Hermann W. Goering
Göring was an ace flyer in Germany’s First World War. He was fast acting, reactive fighter pilot (Venus and Mercury conjunct in Sagittarius – Capricorn) with good stamina and physical courage.
J802 American Folk Hero Will Rogers
Biograph: William Penn Adair Rogers was born November 4th, 1879, on a ranch between Claremore and Oologah, Oklahoma. We have rectified his chart to 16 Sagittarius, via the Sabian Symbols, which gives him “Sea gulls watching a ship, a symbol demonstrating the spirit’s demand for its full share in the privileges and rewards of all of […]
J97 A. W. Binnie, a pioneering aviator
No records could be found on A. W. Binnie. His chart is presented in Placidus format so it can compared to the listing that Marc Jones gives in his book The Sabian Symbols. Binnie was born October 1, 1889, a year after Jones himself, but in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Impact of the St. Louis Mayor’s on Aviation Safety
Marc Jones has the wrong date but the right place for Mayor Becker. He cites Becker was born on September 13, 1876 at 9:38 am. His public biography says it was October 23, 1876. We went with the official date and rectified the Jones day. This gives the mayor a Sagittarius rising.